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Micron has forecast current-quarter sales above analysts’ estimates, with demand for memory chips outstripping supply as the AI build-out drives an unprecedented surge, Bloomberg reports.
Why it mattersThat is a useful signal of the hardware pressure behind AI expansion, though the supplied report excerpt gives no forecast figure or detail on which memory products are tightest.
Discuss: If memory supply stays tight, should AI developers prioritise securing hardware or make their models use less of it?
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Watch Desk Update What changedBloomberg reports that Micron expects about $61.5bn in revenue for its fiscal first quarter, which runs through November. Analysts’ average estimate was $56.8bn, leaving the forecast nearly $4.7bn higher.
Micron also forecast adjusted profit of about $38.15 a share, compared with analysts’ estimate of $36.02, according to Bloomberg. These are forecasts, not results already booked.
The figures put a sharper measure on the AI-driven memory demand behind the earlier report. Micron’s forecast clears the sales estimate by about 8%, a sizeable gap for a quarter that has yet to finish.
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- Micron Forecast Tops Estimates on Booming AI Memory Demand: Bloomberg reports that Micron forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue of about $61.5bn and adjusted profit of about $38.15 per share, both above analyst estimates.
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